Question

What is the length of a rectangle with an area of 48 yd^2 and a width of 3 yd?

A. 8 yd.
B 16 yd
C 18 yd
D 21 yd

Answer 1

=12yd

Explanation:

The area of a rectangle is given by area=length×width

Therefore, length of a rectangle is obtained by dividing it's area with the width of the rectangle

Length=Area/Width

substituting for the values in the formula we get the following

= 48yd²/3yd

=12yd

Answer 2

Choice B is correct answer.

Explanation:

From question statement , we observe that

We have given the width and the area of rectangle.

Area = 48 yd² and Width = 3 yd

We use the formula of area of rectangle.

Area = length × width

Putting the values of area and width of formula,we get

48 = length × 3

Hence, length = 48 / 3

length = 16 yd

hence, the length of rectangle is 16 yd.